Table 5.
Bivariate analysis of the factors associated with the Eating Attitude Test (EAT) score
| EAT score | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | |||
| Education level | Primary | 13·29 | 12·38 | 0·169 |
| Complementary | 16·73 | 15·93 | ||
| Secondary | 12·23 | 11·19 | ||
| University | 13·39 | 12·20 | ||
| Monthly income | No income | 13·06 | 11·53 | 0·402 |
| <1000 USD | 13·37 | 13·31 | ||
| 1000–2000 USD | 15·74 | 14·71 | ||
| >2000 USD | 11·71 | 10·77 | ||
| Dieted to lose weight (past 30 d) | No | 11·66 | 11·44 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 18·85 | 14·43 | ||
| Exercised to lose weight (past 30 d) | No | 12·06 | 12·03 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 16·66 | 13·59 | ||
| Vomited or taken laxatives to lose weight (past 30 d) | No | 12·49 | 11·84 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 25·83 | 15·23 | ||
| Taken diet pills to lose weight (past 30 d) | No | 12·74 | 11·99 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 23·43 | 15·39 | ||
| Starving to lose weight (past 30 d) | No | 11·84 | 11·28 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 21·26 | 15·36 | ||
| Daily weighting | No | 12·44 | 11·46 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 20·09 | 16·37 | ||
| Receiving comments from the family concerning losing weight | No | 12·48 | 12·20 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 16·75 | 13·68 | ||
| Being insulted because of weight | No | 12·79 | 11·78 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 21·84 | 17·92 | ||
| Yes | 24·35 | 17·16 | ||
| Being in a bad romantic relationship | No | 13·16 | 12·45 | 0·027 |
| Yes | 15·35 | 13·56 | ||
| Family history of eating disorders | No | 12·82 | 12·03 | 0·001 |
| Yes | 17·18 | 14·81 | ||
| Pressure from TV, magazine to lose weight | No | 12·45 | 12·05 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 19·68 | 14·52 | ||
Numbers in bold indicate significant P-values; the Mann–Whitney test was used to evaluate the association between the EAT score and dichotomous variables, whereas the Kruskal–Wallis test was used to evaluate the association between the EAT score and the categorical variables.